With the World Cup spotlight on him, Lionel Messi won't make the final about himself

NEW YORK — Two days from the World Cup final — and two days from his almost certain farewell from soccer's quadrennial spectacle — Lionel Messi found himself in a helicopter sweeping over both the Hudson River and Friday's rush hour to attend a scheduled engagement.Inside Javits Center, the major conference hub on Manhattan's west side, actor Kevin Hart, NFL legend Tom Brady and tennis star Novak Djokovic lobbed him questions. Fans packed into a theater to see Argentina's littl